[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 928 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 928

 Honoring the life of Nebraska community leader John Edmund Gottschalk.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024

  Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Honoring the life of Nebraska community leader John Edmund Gottschalk.

Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1943;
Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk served as the chief executive officer and 
        publisher of the Omaha World-Herald from 1989 to 2008, which he ran with 
        tremendous integrity and led its modernization effort;
Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk was inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame 
        and the Nebraska Press Association Hall of Fame and was recognized in 
        1994 for his civic leadership and philanthropy by being named as the 
        98th King of Aksarben;
Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk's extensive civic life included such varied 
        positions as chairman of the United Service Organizations Board of 
        Governors, national president of the Boy Scouts of America, and chairman 
        of Omaha Performing Arts;
Whereas John Edmund Gottschalk was dedicated to the preservation of downtown 
        Omaha, and as an avid outdoorsman, he fought to conserve Nebraska's 
        wildlife for future generations; and
Whereas, together with his wife, John Edmund Gottschalk fostered over 100 
        infants awaiting adoption: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
        announcement of the death of John Edmund Gottschalk;
            (2) honors the life and legacy of John Edmund Gottschalk 
        for his unwavering dedication to Nebraska as a civic leader and 
        philanthropist; and
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate 
        transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of 
        John Edmund Gottschalk.
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